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An Accenture survey revealed 41% of responding consumers would be willing to switch doctors to gain access to their medical records online. The report also found 84% of respondents agreed that they should have full data access; 63% currently have limited access to their records.

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Sharp HealthCare, an integrated delivery system in San Diego, expends significant effort and resources to ensure that the data in its electronic health records system is accurate and creates a single virtual record for each patient, with information mapped from a variety of systems. Sharp’s efforts offer a glimpse of the difficulties providers face in matching patient identities to records, as well as broader health information exchange initiatives. Read the case study.

An Accenture survey revealed 41% of responding consumers would be willing to switch doctors to gain access to their medical records online. The report also found 84% of respondents agreed that they should have full data access; 63% currently have limited access to their records.

Doctors who are unwilling to use social media miss the opportunity to respond to negative feedback, correct medical misinformation and more, according to experts. Accenture's Frances Dare suggests physicians consider establishing a practice blog and using Twitter to share general practice information and health reminders. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, nearly 25% of patients said in 2012 that social media plays a role in their management of their health care.

An Accenture survey revealed 82% of U.S. doctors wanted patients to take charge of updating their own EHRs. However, just 31% said patients should have complete access to their EHRs, while 65% said patient access should be limited.